Rick Karlinhttps://www.timesunion.com/author/rick-karlin/
https://blog.timesunion.com/capitol/archives/285661/dream-act-teacher-evaluation-and-tax-cap-bills-are-on-tap-this-week/
blogPost1993546Mon, 21 Jan 2019 15:23:14 UThttps://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Major-education-bills-on-tap-for-this-week-13545365.php
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Spurred on by the Senate's new Democratic majority, legislators this week are likely to pass a long-sought bill to help immigrant college students, as well as a measure that protect teachers from being evaluated based on student test scores.But another bill, which would make permanent the state's property and school tax cap, may end up in the middle of a fight over rent regulations toward the end of the legislative session. ]]>
Fri, 18 Jan 2019 21:54:35 UThttps://www.timesunion.com/news/article/If-past-is-indication-shutdown-will-cause-13518116.php
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There's no firm end date for the federal government shutdown that has furloughed 800,000 federal employees ranging from Secret Service agents to custodians.But there's a good chance that the psychological and morale-related after-effects will linger for quite a while, if Lisa Baranik's earlier research is an indication. ]]>
Sat, 12 Jan 2019 23:00:47 UThttps://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Troy-schools-looks-at-granting-a-veterans-tax-13521562.php
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The Troy City School District is considering joining what has been a growing list of school districts that offer school property tax breaks to veterans. ]]>
Wed, 9 Jan 2019 21:55:12 UThttps://www.timesunion.com/news/article/With-new-Democratic-Senate-education-debate-13509308.php
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ALBANY — With an expenditure of $26.7 billion, thousands of schools and lawmakers constantly looking to bring home more funding, decisions about education policy and spending are a major focus of the legislative session.

Now, with the Senate Democrats joining their Assembly counterparts in the majority, the debate may change. Democrats, for instance, no longer have a Republican-controlled Senate to blame if progressive items like the Dream Act don't go through. They'll also be responsible if there aren't significant increases in education funding, even though New York spends more than twice the national average per student.

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Wed, 9 Jan 2019 04:55:01 UThttps://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Albany-beefs-up-security-alarms-after-BB-guns-13515175.php
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Students returning to Albany High after the recent break are encountering some changes, in the form of additional alarms on the doors. And youngsters at O'Neal Middle School will find their building is open 15 minutes earlier, at 7:20 a.m., to allow for more thorough inspections of students who are entering the building.

The security upgrades follow two incidents in December in which students were caught bringing BB guns into both the high school and middle school. ]]>
Mon, 7 Jan 2019 21:49:18 UThttps://blog.timesunion.com/capitol/archives/285443/bill-would-ban-chick-incubation-in-schools/
blogPost1992528Fri, 4 Jan 2019 22:30:35 UThttps://www.timesunion.com/news/article/State-reaches-9-million-settlement-with-student-13509505.php
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State officials on Friday said they had reached a $9 million settlement with a major student loan servicing company that they said misled borrowers, costing them millions in additional fees and interest charges.The settlement was between Conduent and New York's Department of Financial Services and the Attorney General's Office . An estimated 55,000 borrowers will split an $8 payment with most receiving between $100 and $450. The company will pay another $1 million civil penalty to the state. ]]>
Fri, 4 Jan 2019 22:08:47 UThttps://www.timesunion.com/news/article/North-Colonie-schools-were-on-lockout-status-13508358.php
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Three North Colonie schools were placed on a lockout for just over an hour on Friday morning. ]]>
Fri, 4 Jan 2019 15:31:40 UThttps://www.timesunion.com/news/article/University-researchers-await-word-on-government-13506815.php
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Two weeks into the federal shutdown, college and university officials are warily watching and waiting to see how the spending freeze may impact the numerous research projects that are funded through the government. But they stress it's too early to say if particular initiatives are in danger of outright derailment. ]]>
Thu, 3 Jan 2019 21:56:43 UT